| Nato Attack: Parliamentary panel endorses govt's strong stand
Irfan Ghauri
 This time, there may be no turning back. The cabinet's decision to boycott a crucial conference in Bonn, Germany on the Afghan endgame was endorsed by the parliamentary committee on national security on Friday. The conference, which has been planned for a year, will be attended by 90 countries on Monday.
_______________________________________________ National/City Pakistan declined to join investigation into NATO airstrike: Pentagon Huma Imtiaz
US on Friday said that Pakistan had been invited to join an investigation into the cross border North Atlantic Treaty Organistaion (NATO) bombing of a Pakistani check post. However, Pakistan had elected not to participate in the investigation. Imran to reveal Nawaz's assets, incomes
Abdul Manan
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan is expected to hold a press conference in Islamabad on December 4, in which he will disclose details of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)'s eponymous chief's assets, sources told The Express Tribune. NATO attack: PML-N to boycott joint session if held behind closed doors
News Desk
If the parliament's joint session on Nato's attack in Mohmand Agency and the memogate scandal is held behind closed doors, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) may boycott proceedings, the opposition party warned on Friday. Boycotting Bonn: All hail govt's game face, but wonder if it will last
Qamar Zaman
The government's game face was appreciated and encouraged by friends and foes in the upper house of parliament alike, despite scepticism on how long the countenance would last. Veena Malik denies nude photo shoot for FHM
News Desk
Veena Malik has stirred controversy in both Pakistan and India — and this time she is not even involved. An alleged photograph of the actress posing nude appeared on the Indian online edition of the international monthly men's lifestyle magazine FHM on Friday, but her PR manager confirmed to The Express Tribune that the photograph is fake. International Day for Disabled People: Quetta doctor proves spirit as important as physical fitness
Shehzad Baloch
When Nadir Khan lost both his legs six years ago, he thought he could bid farewell to his dream of playing cricket. Mansoor Ijaz met me twice: Hizbul Mujahideen chief
News Desk
Chief of militant organisation Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Salahuddin has said that Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz had met him, in a bid to convince him to continue a ceasefire in Indian-administered Kashmir. Distasteful 'prank': Police probe Peshawar school bomb hoax
Iftikhar Firdous
A letter, apparently written by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, threatening to blow up a girls' school in Peshawar turned out to be a hoax on Friday. Pakistan Railways Special Report: A journey of neglect, incompetence and corruption
Taha Siddiqui
"We have been warning officers for the last three years that the railway system will collapse but our supervisors ignore our recommendations," says Sagheer Cheema, a mechanic who has been with the organisation for 25 years, speaking on the current disarray that engulfs Pakistan Railways (PR).
_______________________________________________ Business Trend remains upwards: Inflation falls to 23-month low
Shahbaz Rana
The change in calculation methodology continued to work for the statisticians in Islamabad as CPI inflation was recorded at 10.19% for the month of November, a figure last recorded in October 2009. Stock market activity drops to 13-year low
Our Correspondents
Investors seem to have parked their funds in other avenues or taken a break as activity at the stock market dropped to its lowest level since 1998 in November.
_______________________________________________ Sports Hockey Champions Trophy: 'Time to execute what has been taught'
Fawad Hussain
The Pakistan hockey team is upbeat about its chances in the Champions Trophy as it opens its campaign in the eight-nation event with a match in Auckland against higher-ranked opponents Great Britain today. Squash: Banned Atlas cruises in London Open
Our Correspondents
Serving a two-year ban placed by the Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF), the country's top-ranked player Aamir Atlas remains determined about his future with an impressive start at the London Open Squash.
_______________________________________________ Life & Style Exhibition: In bursts of colour, IVSAA Fine Art students turn themselves inside out
Usman Liaquat
Beauty may indeed lie in the eye of the beholder, but the students graduating from the Fine Art department at the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture have worked assiduously to ensure that any eye cast upon their work would meet a sight to remember. Dino talks music
Rafay Mehmood
The VJ, who made phrases like 'dost scene on hay'and 'party on hay boy' a part of the Pakistani youths' everyday conversation, is back on the music front with his latest single "Jaan Lo". Dino Ali's latest offering is a love song, but the singer managed to highlight the fun side of love with his light voice and jazzy tunes. Additionally, the black and white video of the song adds to the experimental side of this song and unlike his previous videos, this one doesn't show Ali singing to a pretty girl.
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